Emergency Systems of the Oklahoma State Department of Health consists of two major program areas:

Emergency Medical Services (EMS):

EMS provides the oversight that ensures regulatory compliance of the agencies and personnel providing pre-hospital care to the citizens of Oklahoma. EMS program areas are as follows:

Licensure of EMS agencies/Emergency Medical Response Agencies (EMRAs)

Licensure of EMS professionals

Complaint Investigations

Regulatory Compliance Inspections of EMS agencies and vehicles

Evaluation of EMS instructional programs

OKEMSIS Database

Trauma and Systems Development:

Trauma and systems development encompasses several, interdependent program areas with the over-arching goal of creating a system of trauma care for the citizens of Oklahoma that ensures our trauma patients are properly prioritized and transported to the appropriate facilities that can provide definitive care in a timely manner. These programs are as follows: